James Kirkup is The Telegraph's Executive Editor (Politics). He was previously the Telegraph's Political Editor and has worked at Westminster since 2001.

Screaming for David Cameron

There were screams today when David Cameron popped in to the House of Commons. The noise wasn't made by Tory MPs angry at his health retreat (though they're not happy bunnies). It was a group of schoolchildren visiting the Palace of Westminster.

On his way out, the PM stopped for an impromptu photocall. Conveniently, he did so just below the Telegraph's office window, giving me another chance to demonstrate why I'm paid as a writer, not a photographer…